Tri-State Livestock News

What Tri-State Livestock News does

Tri-State Livestock News (TSLN) is a regional agricultural news publication serving ranchers, livestock producers, horse owners, and rodeo participants across South Dakota, North Dakota, and the surrounding tri-state region. Founded in 1963 and currently operating as a brand under Swift Communications, Inc., the publication delivers cattle health news, livestock market reports, ranch management guidance, agricultural policy coverage, horse and rodeo reporting, and community announcements. Its core digital product is the tsln.com news platform, complemented by an e-edition digital replica, a daily email newsletter, and a portfolio of special interest magazines including The Cattle Journal, Forage, Horse Roundup, and event-specific publications for NILE and Black Hills Stock Show.

The company's technology infrastructure consists of a Swift Communications-owned digital news platform with a Pagesuite-powered e-edition reader, RSS feed syndication, and Google Analytics integration for audience measurement. A dedicated sub-brand, Cavvy Savvy (cavvysavvy.tsln.com), provides horse-focused content, while the classifieds marketplace is operated through a partnership with The Fence Post's classifieds platform, covering employment, rentals, real estate, farm & ranch equipment, livestock, and service directory categories. Distribution spans print newspaper pickup locations, digital website, e-edition, email newsletters, and social media sharing.

TSLN generates revenue through three primary streams: digital and print subscriptions (recurring) and advertising (display and classifieds across digital and print). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The publication serves a distributed base of individual subscribers and small-to-mid-sized local advertisers, with no large enterprise customer concentration evident. As a niche media property within Swift Communications' diversified regional agricultural portfolio, TSLN functions as a community-anchored information utility for the tri-state ranching economy rather than a scalable technology platform.

Name

Tri-State Livestock News

Legal name

Swift Communications, LLC

Website

https://tsln.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural News and Livestock Publishing

akta.pro primary industry

Livestock & Farm Animal Veterinary Services (AFAEANAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cattle Health & Processing Services (Branding, Vaccination, Pregnancy Checking) (AFAEABAL)

Keywords

• Agricultural news
• Livestock marketing
• Ranch management
• Agricultural classifieds
• Rodeo coverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Belle Fourche

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to digital content and e-edition of the newspaper
2. Print Subscriptions: Physical newspaper delivery subscriptions for ranchers and livestock producers
3. Advertising: Display advertising, classified ads, and marketplace listings across digital and print platforms. Classifieds include employment, rentals, real estate, farm & ranch, service directory categories.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tri-State Livestock News (TSLN) is a regional agricultural news publication based in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, serving ranchers and livestock producers across the tri-state area (South Dakota, North Dakota, and surrounding regions). The company delivers cattle health, ranch management, livestock market, horse/rodeo, and agricultural policy content through a regional newspaper, a dedicated website, an e-edition, email newsletters, and an integrated online classifieds marketplace.

Product overview

Tri-State Livestock News operates as a multi-platform agricultural media company offering a unified digital news ecosystem alongside specialized sub-products. The core offering is the tri-state livestock news website (TSLN.com), which serves as the primary news portal delivering cattle health, ranch management, agricultural policy, horse and rodeo coverage, and market reporting. This core platform is complemented by the Cavvy Savvy horse-focused sub-site, a classifieds marketplace integrated with The Fence Post, an E-Edition digital replica of the print publication, and a suite of market-focused products including Livestock Market Reports, Production Sale Reports, and the Farmer & Rancher Exchange. The company also publishes a collection of Special Interest Magazines and operates a Daily Newsletter delivery service. The portfolio is unified by the tri-state regional focus serving South Dakota, North Dakota, and surrounding ranching communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TSLN Regional Newspaper

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Fence PostminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Fence Post operates the classifieds and marketplace platform used by Tri-State Livestock News. The classifieds URL (classifieds.thefencepost.com) is branded for TSLN but operated through The Fence Post's classifieds system.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Successful Farming: Major national agricultural media brand from Dotdash Meredith covering farming operations, livestock, and ag policy. Comparable as a subscription and advertising-supported ag publisher, though serving a broader and more diversified farming audience.
• Progressive Farmer: DTN/Progressive Farmer is an established agricultural media brand covering crop and livestock operations with print, digital, and data products. Comparable as a subscription and advertising-driven ag publisher serving commercial producers across multiple segments.
• Farm Journal: One of the largest U.S. agricultural media companies, publishing Farm Journal magazine and operating agweb.com. Comparable as a multi-platform agricultural media business with print, digital, and marketplace monetization, though operating at much greater scale across multiple commodities.
• Drovers: Long-running national cattle industry publication covering cattle markets, production, and policy. Comparable in editorial focus on the beef cattle industry but operates at national scale with broader advertiser reach than regional outlets like TSLN.

Emerging players

• Angus Journal: Official publication of the American Angus Association serving commercial and seedstock cattle producers with breed-specific news, sale reports, and management content. Comparable as a breed-focused cattle media outlet with marketplace and subscription monetization.
• Western Horseman: Long-running magazine and digital platform covering horse training, rodeo, and ranch horse culture. Comparable to TSLN's Cavvy Savvy sub-brand in targeting the horse/rodeo community within the ranching audience.

Direct peers

• Working Ranch Magazine: Regional ranching lifestyle and business magazine covering cattle operations, horse culture, and ranch management. Comparable as a multi-platform regional ag media outlet targeting working ranchers with editorial and marketplace content.
• The Fence Post: Sister publication under Swift Communications that powers TSLN's classifieds marketplace. Directly comparable as a regional agricultural news outlet serving the same tri-state ranching community with overlapping editorial and marketplace offerings.
• Cattle Business Weekly: Regional cattle industry publication serving producers with market reports, sale results, and management content. Comparable as a niche cattle-industry news outlet with subscription and advertising revenue models serving a defined producer base.
• Western Ag Reporter: Regional livestock and ranching newspaper covering cattle markets, production sales, and ranch news across the Western U.S. Closely comparable in audience, content focus (livestock markets, cattle health, ranch management), and geographic scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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